Florida

The tricky part: raising awareness without appearing to take advantage of borrowers at a time when agencies like the SBA are out of commission.

Silver River Community Bank is the fifth de novo in Florida to apply with the FDIC in the last three years.

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based credit union purchased the facility from Atlantic Coast Bank for $2.2 million.

Merchants has agreed to buy NattyMac, a company it has been in business with since 2014.

The Panama City, Fla.-based institution has given $50 to members impacted by the storm while also providing free gas, Thanksgiving turkeys and more.

The Florida company will have more than $16 billion in assets, along with increased scale in Georgia, when it buys National Commerce.

Loan growth in both states exceeded the national average through the first half of the year, along with improvements in delinquencies and average assets.

CUs in Kansas, Missouri, Texas and Florida have joined the Kansas City-area credit union service organization.

The North Carolina regional bank will gain four locations and $834 million in loans.

Community South Credit Union and LSI teamed up in the wake of Hurricane Michael to put a new spin on collections calls.